Where does “coxo” come from?

coxo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese roa-opt, from Proto-Celtic kumbā, from Proto-Indo-European kumbʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

coxo (Galician): lame

Definitions

  1. lame

Ancestry of “coxo”, step by step

coxo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese roa-opt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseroa-opt—
2Proto-Celtickumbāvalley
3Proto-Indo-Europeankumbʰo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

via Latin cōxus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōxuslame
2Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

Words derived from “coxo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kumbʰo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kumbā →